Trend sees Philippines becoming an ‘aging population’ by 2030
Commission on Population and Development Deputy Executive Director Lolito Tacardon noted that an aging population would pose more of a challenge given how the government is…
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Philippine defence chief Teodoro invites Ireland to join maritime drills
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has invited Ireland to conduct a maritime cooperative activity (MCA) with the Philippines, an exercise that has traditionally been held in…
Philippine senate flags P10-B farm-to-market roads as ‘extremely overpriced’
DA chief Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DPWH set a P15,000 per meter standard cost for FMRs. Earlier, Tiu Laurel said this standard price could actually already be “too high”…
Corruption hits investor confidence: Philippine Daily Inquirer
If the Marcos administration sincerely wants to win back the trust of the Filipino public and foreign and local investors, it must demonstrate the political will to punish those…
6.9 earthquake in Philippines’ Cebu: Aftershocks explained
As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has recorded 9,188 aftershocks, ranging between magnitude 1 and 5.1 on the Richter…
Corruption woes wipe out $92.7 billion wealth in Philippine stock market: SEC
Francis Lim, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, recently told financial executives the billion-peso flood control project scandal had already shaken public…
Philippine immigration bureau orders close monitoring of 33 personalities in flood control mess
The list includes former Speaker Martin Romualdez, as well as five incumbent and former senators, who have been implicated as having had roles in the questionable insertions in…
Philippine foreign affairs department cites Treaty of Paris to assert territorial rights
While not naming them outright, the DFA flagged “some countries” that are “intentionally misread[ing] certain treaties,” specifically the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which forms…
Philippines’ September inflation hits 6-month high on higher food, transport costs
The September figure meant inflation remained within the official 2 to 4 percent target band.
Slightly fewer Filipino tobacco users in 2024
A WHO study noted that the country is “likely to achieve a decrease in prevalence” of tobacco use, with the expected relative reduction from 2010 to 2025 estimated at 29…